OK, been there, done that. What now?
There is an ubuntu (commonality) amongst young adults from the ages of 17 through 24 in America. We have all experienced, at some point, the pressure to decide what to do with the rest of our lives.
With organizations like City Year, young adults have a golden opportunity to commit to a year’s service. Throughout the year, a first year Corps Member faces many personal challenges. We arrive on set, expecting to pour ourselves into our work only to learn firsthand through our work that we are consistently faced with various unique challenges.
Recollections from alumni signify that the more the member invests, the more the member reaps from his or her investment. City Year is not merely a pit stop in a person’s life. It is the gateway to a person’s future.
As Denver City Year Senior Corps Members Drew Campbell puts it, “If it wasn’t for City Year, I don’t know where I would be. City Year has changed my perspective. It has made me realize I can do better with my life by serving others and to go back to school to further my education. This will help me become a better leader and capable of helping more people.”
As we pace about our bedroom trying to decide our future on the flip of a coin or by voicing, “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,” a nationwide movement is taking place to abolish the achievement gap. Sometimes it is just as simple as the flip of a coin.
With organizations like City Year, young adults have a golden opportunity to commit to a year’s service. Throughout the year, a first year Corps Member faces many personal challenges. We arrive on set, expecting to pour ourselves into our work only to learn firsthand through our work that we are consistently faced with various unique challenges.
Recollections from alumni signify that the more the member invests, the more the member reaps from his or her investment. City Year is not merely a pit stop in a person’s life. It is the gateway to a person’s future.
As Denver City Year Senior Corps Members Drew Campbell puts it, “If it wasn’t for City Year, I don’t know where I would be. City Year has changed my perspective. It has made me realize I can do better with my life by serving others and to go back to school to further my education. This will help me become a better leader and capable of helping more people.”
As we pace about our bedroom trying to decide our future on the flip of a coin or by voicing, “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,” a nationwide movement is taking place to abolish the achievement gap. Sometimes it is just as simple as the flip of a coin.